Mateusz Bieniek
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30)
Blachownia, Poland
Height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Spike360 cm (142 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubWarta Zawiercie
Number20
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2016
2016–2019
2019–2020
2020–2023
2023–		Effector Kielce
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Cucine Lube Civitanova
Skra Bełchatów
Warta Zawiercie
National team
2015– Poland
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bulgaria/Italy
Silver medal – second place 2022 Poland/Slovenia
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gdańsk
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rimini
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bologna
CEV European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poland/Czechia/Estonia/Finland

Mateusz Bieniek (born 5 April 1994) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie and the Poland national team.[1] He took part in 2 Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020) and won the 2018 World Champion title.

Career

National team

On 2 April 2015, he was called up to the Polish national team led by Stéphane Antiga.[2] He debuted in the national team on 28 May 2015 in a match of the 2015 World League against Russia (3–0).[3] He achieved 14 points and was named the Most Valuable Player of the match.[4] On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the World Champions.[5] Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0) and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Club

Individual awards

State awards

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "Reprezentant Polski będzie grał w Zawierciu". siatka.org (in Polish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Antiga podał szeroki skład kadry: Z Kurkiem, ale bez Żygadły i Bartmana!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Opening victory for reigning world champions Poland". fivb.com. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ "LŚ: Świetne otwarcie biało-czerwonych, wymarzony debiut Bieńka". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

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Awards Preceded by Ivan Iakovlev Maxwell Holt Best Middle Blocker of FIVB Nations League 2021 ex aequo Maurício Souza 2022 ex aequo David Smith Succeeded by Jakub Kochanowski David Smith Preceded by Lucas Saatkamp Piotr Nowakowski Best Middle Blocker of FIVB World Championship 2022 ex aequo Gianluca Galassi Succeeded byTBD
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